Ease into whitewater on Moab’s Fisher Towers section, a half-day float with splashy Class I–II rapids and blockbuster canyon views. It’s family-friendly, guide-led, and packed with geology, film history, and just enough adrenaline to keep everyone grinning.
Ease into whitewater on Moab’s Fisher Towers section, a half-day float with splashy Class I–II rapids and blockbuster canyon views. It’s family-friendly, guide-led, and packed with geology, film history, and just enough adrenaline to keep everyone grinning.
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Sun warms the canyon walls as the raft noses off the sandy bank near Hittle Bottom, the Colorado River catching the hull and tugging it downstream. Ahead, the Fisher Towers stand like rust-red fins, needling the sky while the current nudges you into easy wave trains. A guide calls, “Forward two,” and paddles bite; the river answers with a friendly push, then relaxes into a glassy glide where swallows skim the surface and cottonwoods whisper along the shore.
moderate.
3.5–4 hours.
Comfortable sitting for several hours with short bursts of paddling; okay with getting splashed or briefly swimming.
The Fisher Towers section is typically Class I–II, with occasional II+ waves at higher flows—ideal for beginners and families.
No. Guides provide safety briefings and on-water instruction. Basic comfort in water and the ability to paddle on command are sufficient.
Yes, children must be at least 5 years old to participate.
Wear quick-dry clothing, secure sandals or water shoes, a hat, and sunscreen. Bring a full water bottle; PFDs, paddles, and dry bags are provided.
Trips operate in most conditions; brief desert storms are common in summer. Operations may adjust for safety depending on wind, lightning, or high flows.
Yes. You’ll meet in Moab and shuttle with the outfitter to the put-in and from the takeout back to town.
This corridor is ancestral Ute and Paiute land and later a filming hotspot—classic Westerns and modern productions have used Professor Valley’s skyline since the 1940s.
Stick to durable surfaces and avoid stepping on fragile cryptobiotic soil at river stops. Use mineral-based sunscreen and pack out all trash to protect riparian habitat.
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